The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 11, 1922, Page PAGE 3, Image 3
The Watchman and. Southron
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Kntercd at the Postoffic? at Sum
ter. S. C, as Second Class Matter,
rEKSOX.iL.
? Miss Julia Howell of Bennetts
ville spent Sunday and Monday in
the city with her sister, Mrs. C. A.
Bradford. ? ?
Mrs. J. A. Raffield left Tuesday
morning for Greenville where she
will be u. visitor for several days.
Mrs. W. M. King left Tuesday
for New berry,S. C. to s p e n u
a few da3*s with her parents.
?. Mrs. Morten Levy of Savannah,
Ga,, i3 the guest of Mrs.-Raymond
Schwartz at her home on Hayns
wcrth street.
* Mr. E. F. Cadden left Tuesday
for New Orleans, after the
receipt of a. wire from that place
telling of the "death of- his son
Westly Caddin, w h o with his
mother had recently gone to New
Or leans.
Mrs. J. W. Caddin left. Tuesday
for New Orleans, with Mrs. E. T.
'Caddin,' -Miss Nelttf:.ar>d . Elouise
Caddin,^ after receiving;a telegram
that her husband was dead.
Dr. Edward TindaT, of Muncie.
-Ir.d., and Mr. Levy It. Tindal of
Washington. N. C\r sons of the late
Levy R. Tindal, a former resident
of this county, wero in the city
Wednesday.
. Mrs. Addie Ingram left Thurs
day morning for Bam well : where
-Fhe will be a visitor for' several
days.. .,
Judge John. S.. Wilson of Man
ning returned to his Battle Thurs
day morning after a brief vtsit^in
Sumter. .
Mrs. Oscar-White left Thursday
"morning for Johnson ;Cfty, Tenn.,
where she will be ?u visitor; for
revcral weeks.
. Jndge R. O. Purdy left Thurs
day, morning fox B^nneau t?n a
\-sh.ort visit.
Mr. W. D. McCutchen has re
turned to his home in Bishopville
after having spent a short while
-in Sumter. -
^ Mr. Oscar ^White is spending the
day- in Columbia on business.
:-Mr...W. A.. Bryan and Mr. Tre*
akle left Monday by motor for New
.York Where they are to spend sev
eral days.
?Mrs. S. R: Dixon, Jr., has arriv
?>ed in the city, to join Mr. Dixon,
who is here for the. purpose of es
. tab I is hing .a . sub-branch for the
.Fuller Brush Co. .
. Mrs.. L.. I. Muldrow. is visiting
her sons. Messrs. Hugh snd Ruth
ven Plow&emin Manning.
? Mr. and Mrs.-Walter Butler are
visitors in Sumter. Mrs. Butler,
-^efore her marriage . which occur
red .in Columbia early Wednesday
morning, was-Miss Eunice Bayly.
popular young lady, of Charles
ton.- - Mr. Butler is of Florence.
The friends of Mr. Norman Bud
,.4Un are_ pleased to learn of his re
covery from an operation for ap
pendicitis,, which he underwent1 at
the Tourney Hospital in the city.
? *? Death.._
Lynchhurg. March. tf.?J. D.
Clark, a/life long Citizen of this
place, - died., at his home here last
. Friday. The remains were laid to
rest in the cemetery at Wells'
.church -Saturday afternoon His
.death was not unexpected, he hav
ing suffered with heart trouble for
a good many months, part of the
. time- having been spent in the hos
pital at Florence.
The following children survive
him-: Mrs. Ed Anderson. Misses
lh?)mic and.Eddie Clark, and Wal
ter,..J.-D. Jr., and Tom Clai*k and
-Mrs. Brown..
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-\n Example of Tax Exemption.
(The Detroit Free Press.)
A probate court fight among the
heirs' of James J. Hill and Mrs.
-Hill has been on of late in St.
Paul. The row has been over the
appointment of an administrator
$or Mrs. Hill's estate of $12,000.
000.. But that is only incidental
here. The significant point of pub
lic interest is that Louis W. Hill,
former business adviser for Mrs.
HHI. testified that beginning in 1916
.ami continuing until 1 J* 10, he dis
posed of heavily taxed securities
held by his principal, substituting
iberefor tax free holdings, and in
.'this, way mcr?>*sed her annual in
come from U'.eS.OOO to $730.000 a
year; that is he doubled net re
turns. .
Here is a. concrete example of the
working or the tax exempt bond
cnII anybody can understand at a
glance. In .a single instance, in
the case of a personal fortune
which is surpassed by several in
Michigan :WhiCh have been similar
Jy?invested. a little shrewd readjust
ment, has withdrawn $365,000 an
.tfually from the reach of the tax
gatherers.
But the money thus lo.^t to (he
4>ttbrc treasuries must be found
somewhere, so the burden is shifted
to. business nterprise, to people
who are obliged to work for their
livings, to the widow with a vol
tage instead of a palace.
If the case of the estate of Mrs.
"Hill were an isolated one the mat
ter would not be worth mention
ing. ;"But unfortunately it is-typi
cal of hundreds of other cases. A
?gopd many billions of dollars are
tied up in tax exempt securities in
this country. Figure very conser
vatively, on the basis of what was
done with the estate of Mrs. Hill by
expert handling, and the extra
weight of taxation placed in eon
sequence on the shoulders of those
whose property enjoys no exemp
tions becomes appalling. It runs
into the hundreds of millions, pos
sibly into the billions annually. It
easily makes the difference be
tween a situation in which the na
tion could handle its financial
problems easily, and the present
Very difficult economic condition.
In Utopia all reformers are on
the state pay roll, and everybody
lives 'a blameless life in the hope
of getting a government job.
- Many will be relieved to learn :lu
miners' strike is not in baseball
WORLD NEW
f
Washington, March 7?A resolu
tion authorizing a two thousand
dollar appropriation to defray the
expenses of the milatry committee
to visit Miiscle Shoals has been in
j trod need in the house by Chairman
Kahn.
Kansas City. March 7?Four
workmen, are reported to have
been killed and nine injured by
the explosion of a compressed air
tank car in the barns of the Kan
sas City . Railway company.
Dublin. March 7?The first draft
of the Irish constitution has been
submitted to the provisional gov
ernment for any changes that may
be deemed necessary
London, March C.?All the Ul
ster members present walked out j
of the house of commons this even
ing when, during discussion in the
committee stage of the Irish Free
State bill, cloture was adopted on
Section 1. of Clause 1, which is
the operative provision of the bill,
jas it declares the treaty shall have
i the force of law. The colture vote
i was 182 to SI.
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j Dublin. March 7?It is rcport
? cd that republican mutineers have
j given free stale forces forty-eight
! hours" notice to surrender Limerick
I police barracks. This has intensi
! tied the situation in Liir jric.k and j
j caused genuine anxiety to free stat- j
ers. . . i
j Kansas City, March 7.?Missi
? Alice- Robertson, representative inj
i congress from Oklahoma, speaking j
j at a Republican rally, declared that t
j when first approached to run for
congress she did not think herself 1
capable of running for dog catch-j
er. and the man was so insistent
I that if the same tactics had been
j used in the matter of changing her!
! name she would not be an old j
j maid now. . j
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? ? Xew York, March 7.?Mario !
j Laurenti, the Metropolitan opera j
I baritone, died here today following'
! a brief illness.
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Edgefield. March ?j.--Karly yes-{
terday" morning about 5:30 o'clock !
I the building in which the postofhee j
j was' located was totally destroyed j
I by fire. The building was owned!
j by Dr. J. G. Tompkins and Dr. R. j
i A. Marsh, who had offices on the j
second floor, and the entire first'
floor was used for the postoffice. j
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j Tampa. March 7?John Sutton. i
i a business man whose home has}
j been ransacked four times recently
i inserted an ad in a local newspa
! per asking the marauders to please
j pass him by for a while as he is
i nearly broke as a result of their j
; activities. ?
Pittsburgh, March 7?Dressed as !
? a woman and armed with a water.
i pistol loaded with ammonia a ban
* dit fired on Charles Lazaro, a bank i
hiessehger. carrying fifteen thou- i
sand dollars. The messenger was j
j blinded but grappled with his as-'j
i sailant who was arrested.
Safi Francisco, March 7.?Mrs
i
! Minnie Neighbors, of Los Angc- j
les. and Mrs. Frances S. Bates, of
j Chicago, defense witnesses in the j
j trials of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle. j
i have been indicted on perjury j
; charges by the county grand jury.!
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London, March 7. ? Premier
j Lloyd George has deferred his res
j ignation without giving his col- |
leagues any pledge as to his future j
i action regarding the premiership, j
j according to reliable information !
; reaching the Associated Press. It?
?: is believed he wlil retain the load- ;
r crship. until the Irish legislation j
j has been completed and possibly j
I until the Genoa conference.
Washington. March 7?A prompt j
response by President Harding to
the Dorah resolution inquiring as j
to the status of the Lansing-Ishii
j agreement between the United j
(States and Japan in the event of j
j the ratification of the four-power I
'Pacific treaty was indicated today!
J after a conference between Presi
! dent Harding and Senator Lodge, i
i chairman of the foreign relaions i
! committee.
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j Belfast, March 7.?The gunmen '
? wen* active during early hours to- ;
j day. increasing the tension of the;
I Irish situation.
Chicago, March H.?A suit to set I
j aside nearly a million dollars of
["bequests to religious and educa-i
! tional institutions in America and j
i Italy by the late Mrs. Angela C. ?.
I Gormulley has been instituted by !
i her brother and two nephews,
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Washington, March S. ? Ap- !
i proximately e ighty thousand gov- I
ernment employees are held, not j
j entitled to the benelits of the re- I
j tirement act in the opinion of At- !
. torney General Daugherty trans- j
j mined to the inferior department,
i which administers the act. Only
those holding jobs as a result of
I competitive examinations are en-!
! titled to the benefits.
[ Indianapolis. March S.?The in
I ternational executive board of the
' United Mine Workers have rati
; tied articles of alliance between
! transportation and mine workers
junior;, John L. Lewis, international
j president of the miners, has an
1 nounecd.
Belfast, March s?The disorders
[continue here. A sniper killed
! William Johnston of the Antrim
lar^a and wounded another today
! LEN1NE
Frederick. Md., March 8?Over
powering three guards and smash
ing down the doors a g:mg of li
quor robbers, approximating in
numbers about thirty escaped with j
twenty one hundred gallons of j
whiskey t.'ik?>n from rhe warehouse
1
of the Outbridge-Horsey Distillery
Company at Burkittsville. The li
quor-valued at thirty live thousand
dollars was loaded into trucks and
automobiles. One truck loaded with
seventeen barrels was later found
abandoned.
Washington, March 8?Alexan
der Mathcrne. an American, was
murdered at Los Naranjos. State of
Vera Cruz on March ?"?>'*. the stufe
department is advised. His as
sailants are unknown.
Washington. March 8? President
Harding in a letter to Eugene
Meyer, Jr., managing director of
the War Finance corporation, de
clares that progress is being made
toward dissipation of agricultural
difficulties.
Sheboygan, Mich., March 8?The
downtown business section of this
city is threatened with complete de
struction by fire. Two city blocks
hive'already been swept by Cue
flames.
Greensboro. March 8.?Dr. 1).
D. King, resident physician of a
local sanatorium ami W. P. Todd,
employe were arrested for violation
of the narcotic act. King is
charged specifically with selling
narcotics valued at fifteen hundred
dollars.
London. March S?Lady Aslor.
says the Pall Mall Gazette, will
visit the United States in April. t>>
attend the Pan-American Confer
ence of Women at Baltimore.
Baltimore, March 8.:?The Wes
tern Maryland Kail way anuounccil
today that the Dickson Construc
tion and Repair Company, of
Youngstown. Ohio, would assume
control of the maintenance of the
entire railway system. They plan
to retain the railroad's present
force of laborers at reduced
wages.
Londork March 8.?Giovanni
Giuriati has been proclaimed head
of the Fiume government to re
place the overthrown Zanella re
gime, says a Central News dispatch
from Pome.
Chicago. March 8.?Local au
thorities are investigating the story
of Madam Elizabeth Girenka, who
claims that she is Russian noble
woman, found employed as a crub
woman in a barber shop.
Limerick, Ireland. March S ?
Large, forces of regular Irish re
publican army troops are occupy
ing six barracks buildings and the
local jail. British troops are still
occupying the new barracks and or
dnance building. The city is quiet
today following the invasion Sun
day by insurgent Irish republican
forces who are still occupying the
prinicpal hotels as billets.
Moscow, March S?Nicolai Le
nine, the soviet dictator has ex
pressed a desire personally to go to
Genoa to meet Lloyd George face
to face.
On Board * President ial Kpechil
.Train. March 1?.?President Hard
ing is looking forward enthusiasti
cally to the first day of his vaca
tion aboard this special train car
rying Iiis parly to Florida for a
week's rest. He expects to reac h
St. Augustine at 2 o'clock and plav
golf.
Chicago, 111., March 9?The So
cialist party headquarters has sent
out an appeal from Eugene Debs
to all members to work for am
nesty to so-called political prison
ers.
Washington. March ?The re
fusal of the United States to par
ticipate in the Genoa conference is
viewed as the first step in a cam
paign for "tactful pressure" to pro
mote the economic rehabilitation of
Europe, a high official stated, and
not as an indication of America's
desire, to hold aloof from the
grave European problems.
Entertainment Enjoyed.
The entertainment given at the
Auditorium of the Girls' high
school Tuesday evening under the
auspices of the Trinity Sunday
School Improvement Society prov
ed a decidca treat In the way of
wholesome amusement and enter
tainment to the big audience
which filled the auditorium. The
three fold entertainment begun
with the delightful little play en
titled ' The Neighbors" written by
Zona Gale, which was thoroughly
enjoyed for its bubbling life ami
humor. The cast of this little
piece were chosen with an excep
tion from the boys and girls of the
high school. The all star Snmt<-:
quartett had charge of the sivund
portion of the entertainment, con
tributing much toward the ex
treme success of th?; affair. The
last part of the entertainment was
in charge of Dr. George W. Dick.
This name speaks lor itself. Fuji
galore ami the pictures were cer
tainly beautiful.
Before taxing a child's inheri
tance it would !??? onl> fair !<. de
duel the share ol tin- war debt he
inherits.
War will !>?? doomed when ra
tions come to understand ih:it
there is no profit in licking a ?ood
customer.
When economy has limited the
big i;mis on battleships it miuhi
limit the clerkships attached ?<> bis
guns.
Prance must remember ti'at the
prayer reads: ''Forgive us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors."
Plank: An adjective used to
modify modern verse. Also a uteth
od used to censor the adjectives
the editor applies !<? it.
AMERICA WILL
NOT ATTEND
CONFERENCE
i
Hughes Notifies Am
bassador Ricci That
the United States
j Will Not Take Part
in the Conference at
Genoa
i _
i Washington, March S (By the
; Associated Press).?The American
l government today declined the in
! vitation to parttcipate in the intor
: national economic and financial
j conference to be held at Genoa
! next month, on the ground that
I the confei'ence is not primarily an
j economic one "hut is rather a con
: ference of a political character in
j which Cue government of the lY.it
j cd States could net helpfully par
' t ictpate."
The refusal to enter the confer
ence was contained in a note from
Secretary Hughes to Ambassador
Ricci of Italy who had presented
the. invitation <>u behalf of his
; government which in turn was act
ing for the allied ambassadors'
; council.
! Ambassador Ricci immediately
j communicated the text of the note
Lo his government.
The note stated that while the
i American people were desirous of
i suitably assisting in the recover.',
j of the economic life of Europe, the j
j United States government could not j
j be unmindful of the "clear convic- j
i tion" of the people "that they
[ should not unnecessarily become
j involved in European political ;
j questions." j
The conviction was expressed'
that all considerations of economic
revival would be futile withoiu the ]
} establishment in Russia of the es- j
I sential bases of production outlined !
; in the public declaration of the I
; American government on March.
? 25, 1921, and urged that "ade-j
! quatc action" to that end be taken j
on the part of "those chiefly re
sponsible for Russia's present ceo- j
noinic disorder."
In that connection it was also!
j pointed out in the note that the
American government believes I
j nothing should be done looking to
l the obtaining of economic advan- J
jtages in Russia which "would im-j
pair the just opportunities of olh-!
ers." warning was issued that ;
! "fair and equal economic oppor-..|
[ tunity" in Russia was expected by
I the United States in the interest of!
I Russia itself as well as that of all ?
other powers.
In conclusion the note expressed!
hope thai progress would be made
in 'preparing the way for ''the]
eventual discussion and settlement!
j of fundamental, economic and lin-i
'ancial condition's relating to Eu
?' rope which press for solution."
j _
?? London, March S (By the As-j
j sociated I'r^ss.)?The news that;
;t!ie United States has declined the
? invitation to participate in the
I Genoa economic conference is ex
i tremely disappointing to all the
I supporters fb the Genoa project.
?The view is held here that the ab
sence of the United States is bound
to detract from the. usefulness of-'
j any decisions adopted at the con-J
ference, for European economists
j are increasingly convinced that the |
; real rehabilitation of central Eu
rope is possible only with the co- i
j operation of the United States.
In Germany the disappointment
! is likely to be quite as keen, the
importance attached t<> American
[ participation being*>hown by Dr.
Rathenau's recent speech on the
subject. Italy is believed to feel
as Great Britain but the French
government is thought lo be quite
lukewarm about the project and
! the fact that America has declined
[to participate will add strength to!
the French objections and fortify
the French demand that questions!
; concerning reparations and trea-j
[ties shall be rigidly excluded from!
the purview of the conference.
America's refusal can hardly be
I without effect on the British prime
minister's plans. It is known that
Mr. Lloyd George has built great
; hopes on the conference and its ex
pected results as a political asset
in the coming inevitable appeal
j to the country. With America
[ taking part, great things might
haw been looked for. promising
I a revival of European trade and
[extended markets for British
i goods to the benefit of the serious
I unemployment situation in this
? country. It is recognized that with
I out the participation of America
the conference will be deprived'of
^something of its importance.
Washington, March !'?President
Harding before departing for Flor
i<i:i l;<st iiixht ] >.-1 i?1 his income tax
of eightOi n thousand dollars.
DOINGS OF THE I
OUST MY LUCKTOMIS5/4 Cfi
WHEN I'M LATE - I SUPPOS
I'LL GET MINE WHEW I GE
RAILROADS
DEFENDING
RATES
Conclusion of Long
Hearing Under Way
Opponents Also Ar
gue _
Washington, March 8.?Rail
roads began tboir final defense to
day of existing levels of freight
and passenger rates before the In
terstate Commerce Commission
when Attorneys gave oral argu
ments which will conclude tin
hearings that have continued for
several months. Henry Wolf
Bikle, of Pennsylvania System.,
Fred II. Wood, general counsel of
Southern Pacific, and Frank
Gwathmey for the Southern rail
roads insisted thai neither on Ic- I
gal or economic grounds had the;
mass of testimony taken disclosed
ground for the commission to j
make general reductions of rates. .
The railroads gave way to their j
opponents just before the day's!
session concluded, and Fred W.
Putnam, of Minnesota railroad j
commission, speaking for all state j
regulative bodies associated in the
hearings, entered upon the prelim- j
inaries of an argument which will j
be continued tomorrow. State
commissions are asking- first. he ;
said, for passenger fare redue-i
tions on the ground that they are:
too high for the traffic to bear, ar . j
that no portion of railroad charges, I
if reduced, "would be more quick- j
ly reflected in the actual cost to the ;
ultimate consumer."
Mr. Bikle used railroad earnings j
statistics. exhaustively placed in!
the record, to formaulato his con- j
elusion that no reductions can be!
granted. Railroads arc entitled to i
a ? per cent, return on the value!
of property used in transportation, j
he contended, whether this figure \
is'fixed in the future by a law or!
set up by the commission as a;
standard, and the latest earnings j
reports indicate they are now mak- j
ing but 4.4'J per cent.
Mr. Wood took the same posi
tion, asserting that "no greater!
blow could be dealt the credit of
carriers "than that involved in a
general rate reduction. Mr. Gwatb- i
mey added that "no grounds exist
for the assumption that there can!
be- any immediate stimulation of!
business by rate reductions."
State commissions; shippers ane ,'
business and industrial representa-i
tiy.es will have the. next two days j
to elaborate their arguments in thei
case, and railroad attorneys will]
conclude the entire hearing Satur
day with their rebuttal.
, Commissioner Lewis interrupted;
Mr. Wood's argument today to ask I
how raiiroads intended to proceed!
under "the promise of lower rates1
which they made to the country)
by the resolution of their execu- ;
tiv.es in! instituting complaints be-j
fore the Railway Labor Board ask- j
ing for further general reduction
in wages."
"We propose to bring the reduc- j
tions given with estimates of the!
amount of money they mean to j
railroads before the commission," !
Mr. Wood replied, "and with the j
information you have gathered in ?
this long proceeding we are. now j
engaged in you can determine how;
the rate decreases should be ap
portioned/'
"We want to get that correctly," j
Mr. Lewis resumed. "Is it the in- I
tention of the railroads to make
all those wage reductions translat-1
aide in reduced freight rates?"
Mr. Wood replied that that was!
the intention, hut after a confer-'
ence with Alfred P. Thorn, counsel!
for the railway executives, he add-;
ed that the roads would ask to be j
given "credit for reductions al-i
ready made." in applying the'
amoU'-ts which they expected to
receive.
"Average persons consumes eight j
matches per day"?news item. \Vbyj
not buy toothpicks? !
? ? *
Divorce doesn't separate the
sheep from the goats; it merely)
separates the goat from his hard- I
earned money.
Wed. if fools didn't rush in xvherc
angels fear to tread, there would
he no need of traffic cops. j
M. Griand's opinion that ?olf is
silly will be silently cheered by!
many stout old men who pretend!
to be enthusiasts. j
When a man wears that furtive, j
haunted look in these times, you;
can't tell whether he is a knave!
or a mere rich man.
Well, if business ever treis l>aeU.
it can tell us whether the old place
has changed much sinee l/ives!
moved in. ?* ^ ftf ?
)UFFS
AMD HE SAY5
IT JUST AS PU
AS A NUMAW &
HA-HA-HA
ALL SET TO
JAM BONUS
BILL THROUGH
Republican Leaders
Propose to Shut Off
Debate and Pass Bill
Washington. March s.?While
the fight, against tin- com promise
soldiers' bonus bill continued to
day unabated, house members or.
both sides of the question predict
ed privately that the measure
would be passed by the house.
Although a two-thirds vote
would be required to put the bill
through under such a procedure,
Republican leaders were discuss
ing the question of calling up the
measure under a suspension of the
rules. This would preclude the
possibility of amendment and or
dinarily would limit debate to 20
minutes on each side. The major
ity membership will be sounded or-l
on this proposition, but a decision
probably will be withheld until af
ter the return here in the week of
Chairman t'ordncy of the ways and
means committee, who will have
charge of the bill on the floor.
The next rules suspension day in
the house will be Monday. March
20. Leaders said the army ap
propriation bill would be taken up
next Tuesday ahead of the bonus
bill and even if the latter measures
were not called up under a sus
pension of the rules, it probably
would not be considered before the
week beginning March 30*
There was some discussion dur
ing the day as to President Elard
ing's attitude with regard to the
compromise bill. Representative
Mondell of Wyoming, the majority
leader, said he did not think the
statement made at the White
House yesterday that Mr. Harding
occupied the same position that he
did when he suggested a sales tax
or postponement of the legislation
was to be taken in mean that ihu
executive was prepared to veto the
measure.
Representative Haw-ley of Ore
gon, a Republican member of the
ways and means committee, said
the president had suggested a :hj
days' delay in enactment of the
legislation as an alternative for the
sales tax and that in the view of
the committee this suggestion had
been met by making October 1,
L322, the effective date of the bill.
Increasing Demand for Muscadine
Grape Cuttings.
There has been a great demand
during the past year not only for
information on Muscadine grapes,
but for plants with which to start
the business of grape production.
Nurserymen have purchased large
quantities of cuttings from the co
operative vineyard maintained at.
Willard, X. CJ. by the United States
department of agriculture and the
North Carolina experiment station.
Muscadine grapes suffered less
inthat section than any other lo
cal fruits from the killing frost last
April. In spite of the fact that
the first growth of the se;ison was
entirely killed, a new growth from
dormant and adventitious buds re
sulted in an average crop, while
many other fruits suffered from 30
per cent to total loss.
Several years ago the hon;?' dem
onstration organization started en
couraging canning club girls to
grow Muscadine grapes and make
such products from them as jelly,
grape juice, conserves, jams, ami
catsups. In Alabama the club girls
have reached the point of (Illing
commercial orders, while in Geor
gia. North Carolina. South Caro
lina, and Florida flu- planting of
Muscadine grapes in home' arbors
is being carried on by club girls
who expect to sell their products.
The railroads have carried Mus
cadine grape products on their
diners for over a year, and are con
tinuing to do so.
Companies using Muscadine
grapes for preparing fruit flavoring
syrup and dealcoholized beveragjes
continue to increase their planting
and output, and during the year
have materially increased their
capitalization.
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Harding has a saddle horse
named Democrat. Make your own
comment.
The revolver is *7 years old. Time
for it to retire.
This is the one billionth time
Margot Asquith got her name in the
paper by trying to get it here.
And some people think I". S. A
stands for Us Saxons Alone.
The two sides to nil questions are
our side and the wrong side.
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X<>\\ tbul y.iv.v. is over. 1 to- cows
ca have their hells hacl:.
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COTTON MARKET
March
May
July
Oct.
Dec
Spots
NEW YORK COTTON,
open Hieh Low nnx? Close
(8.36 18.41 18.25 18.23 18.41
17.97 17.98 18.1?
17.26 17.27 17.49
16.65 16.65 16.85
16.47 16.17 16.65
18.15
17.44
16.83
16.63
olT.
18.15
17.47
16.83
16.63
is.:,:,.
! Jan.
I March
I May
j J"iy
; Oct.
j Dec.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Open HIch J>w
17.01
16.91
16.70
16.08
17.01
IR.f>7
If..73
16.13
ifi.7.;
?6.48
15.90
iinchansed, IT.mi.
Close <'li>n*
15.73
17.05
16.97
16.74
16.13
15.03
16.84
16.77
16.51
15.92
15.73
jf it would be absolutely necessary.
; J"?>r the new crop to have a fayor
i able beginning and to continue .to
[make favorable progress, .after
[planting time ni order that Jbe
I )>lun< may reach the state ofhia
Iturity before weevils appear In
!abuhdatfe^tand destroy the fruit ?s
j fast as it is put on the plant, as
: was the case last year, when ihn
igrowing and maturing periods were"
featured by the general complaint
tbaTt th?- plant was not fruiting wefl;
resulting in the shortest crop-tri'
about twenty-five years.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON.
;January
i March
j May
! July
I October
j December
! Sales 6.oim):
dlios 11.22.
Maldini;: io.fi
Good
9.52
Mid
COTTON LETTER.
New Orleans, March '?>.?Market
resumed somewhat of a
ary tendency today, due
cables than due and the decline in
j wheat.
! Liverpool's poor showing was
[tribuled to official London at
i recognizing the seriousness of
political situation in India
j However. the weather in
: cotton region was unfavorab'e
j neu- crop preparations, foi v.
j beneficial showers occurred
'sonn- parts of Texas, the precipi;
Porto Kico Police Chief Serves Sen
tence for Contempt of Court. '
San Juan. Porto Rico, Feb.- 13.?
9.44 [George FL ?hantori, for many year:--'
10.25 'chief of police of Porto Rico, has
{just served a sentence of 48. ho.uW -
9*71 Iin jail for contempt of court, ffe' .
refused to appeal to President ?
Harding to set aside the sentence,
which had been imposed by 'feder^ "
al Judge Odhh. - ?
The contempt charge was based
on a letter Mr. Shanfon wrote''to
reaction-j the judge asking for an order' to'
to easier > destroy some of the evidence VhtclT*
had disappeared after the insular
police had made arrests and seiz
ed liquor in Volstead cases; ?? "
Although Judge Odtia* gave
thelshanton until March is to enable...
: him to appeal to the president, the
Lie \ former chief decided ?o lake his '
tor. j medicine instead .of asking for '
hi?i i presidential favor. *
The San .Juan Tintes says.he re
ceived <;oo callers while in juli
Ii
is!
tation was insufficient, particularly | a?d refers to his term there as %
?*r?d j social success.*' Among his S$5f
tors in prison was Governor Rv-iiy
[in the western halt* of the stat
I it was too cold, white heavy rain
were reported during the day in;wh0t ,vith other citizens and offi
thc Mississippi valley Mates. withj.ciais had vainly petitioned Judge
the probability of moyin^nto the|0dIir, ro rcmk th? sentence,.Sums
south Atlantic by tomorrow. j l?n vvaa met at thc ?ai, cntwwj&b?
j Already farm work is reported
; backward, especiallv ro rh? east!... .... .
scores of friends who escorted.him.,
east j to },jS ]10nie.
[of the Mississippi river in which | H<? wns c.;l,,lajn
lie was captain of Roosevelt's'
section there is said to he no en*Roughridcrs in 1S98. and- after?*
thusiasm displayed in preparation I ward Sf.rvod wilh General AVood an, ~
for the next crop owing to fear of Cuba PrcsWeht Roosevelt gent
heavy, weevil damage and becauseYhinufo thv Canal Zun<: as chief of '
of the stringency ot credits. | jfo. to clean up thc ^ ?
Meanwhile southwest, west ondt^ ronstniclion days arrd 13
ho
northwest Texas also western Okla
homa complain of absence of a
j good season in the ground, in.tact
j not enough moisture to
i sand storms, denoting th':
J be unfit to plow.
i On the other hand ther*
prevent
land to
iplaint of insufficient rain
is com
in the
western belt while the cenixal and..
years ago. no was sent to Porto
I Kico to take command of the .,7.0!},,.
I policemen composing the iitsuJar
: police force.
Sh%nton's counsel told Judge" '
j Odlin, in making a plea in his be
I half, that the insular police had
I seized 1 50,000-gallons- of liqmjrx
eastern portions of the heU eJaini]
! to have too much moisture, v.'ith
trains still falling which wiYi ore
and made 2.:>0Q arrests in Volstead.
I vent plowing for another week orj T" thc l*7 miml ir -PP'-ars that
'so even if the weather clears. gnat men waste a great deal' of
i While there remains a chance for i energy trying to pick out the most "
i difficult way of solvin;
problem.'.'
The white man's burden is soap.
I the crop to make a good star:, Ltiai
[chance is going a glimmering. and]
I will become less probable in event '?
'of cold or wet weather continuing! m 7 "
[except in western Texas where} . &l>rins onions are hard on deu
| moisture is wanted. I lists. _ ^ _
j ? In view of advices to hand in-1 * * ." -
idicating no important increase inj Criticism of the new dollar ha*
this year's acreage, perhaps a de-j'iuieted down. It is passing.
cre?ae in the use of fertilizer, and!
j the probability of a heavy infesta- ? Fishermen report- the farmers
j tion of weevil to contend with la-'have not adopted wireless in
j ter iri'the season, it would seem as 1 building.
EVERETT TRUE
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INK I'M GOING TO
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VOUVE MI5TAKEM
AW 5HUT UP1
YOU TALK
TOO MUCH !
By Allman .
what was that (
last remark vou
made. ?
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you talk J k/~
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